Colombian arrested at Manila airport for carrying cocaine
A Colombian was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday night. Angel Andrers Rodriguez Quiame was arrested after Interpol flagged his name as being a drug courier who …
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K-Pop band “Oh My Girl” detained on suspicion of being sex workers
A girl band was detained at an airport after they were mistaken for being sex workers. K-Pop group Oh My Girl were travelling to the United States for an album …
Harry Morgan, best known as Colonel Potter in MASH, dies aged 96
Prolific character actor Harry Morgan, who appeared in more than 100 films but was best known for his role as Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular television series MASH, has …
Polish refuses to leave Manila airport clinic with nowhere else to go
A Polish man refuses to leave a Ninoy Aquino International Airport clinic where he has been staying since last Monday. 41-year old Tomasz Chalot Stanislaw arrived at the airport last Monday …
Melor may become super typhoon before slamming into the Philippines
Melor, also known as Nona in the Philippines, will continue to strengthen into a super typhoon before it barrels into the Philippines. Melor is on a collision course with the …
Australian destitute at Manila airport after Thai girlfriend’s family beat him up
An Australian is said to have been roaming the halls of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for the past month, begging for money from passengers and employees to buy food …
Minister says at least 50,000 Malaysians support Islamic State
At least 50,000 Malaysians support the so-called Islamic State (IS) the country’s transport minister said on Saturday, raising alarm about possible attacks in the Southeast Asian nation. The figure of 50,000 …
Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental region to experience longer blackouts
This week we reported on the burden Davao City and Mindanao residents are having with long-term and continual rotating blackouts – now Misamis Oriental is suffering the same fate. Those …
Finally: Airport cops in the frame for blatant bullet-planting scam
The National Bureau of Investigation has found credible evidence to file formal charges against members of the Philippine National Police-Avaiation Security Group (Avsegroup) for their involvement in the “tanim-bala” bullet …
Approval of world’s first Dengue Fever vaccine took 20 years
The first vaccine against dengue fever won clearance in Mexico, an initial step toward preventing a mosquito-borne infection that puts half of the world’s population at risk. Sanofi expects more …
Immigration in Thailand to blacklist overstaying foreigners
The Thailand Bureau of Immigration has announced plans to crackdown on foreigners overstaying their visa beginning in 2016. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha approved the Thai Bureau of Immigration’s proposal to …
North Face co-founder Douglas Tompkins dies in kayaking accident in Chile
Douglas Tompkins, the billionaire co-founder of outdoor label The North Face, who died Tuesday after a kayaking accident in Chile’s Patagonia region, used his fortune to conserve the South American …
Time Magazine’s 2015 person of the year is Germany’s Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time Magazine’s 2015 Person of the Year – the first woman in 29 years to take the top spot. “Merkel had already emerged …
Two female large-scale illegal recruiters arrested in La Union
Two women wanted for ‘large-scale’ illegal recruitment were arrested in separate raids in La Union by PNP police. Both Evangeline Torres and Cecilia Ende were both being hunted by the …
US deploys P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore amid South China Sea tensions
The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time, amid heightened tensions in the region over China’s expansive territorial claims in the South …
Communist rebel killed as army rescues two kidnapped village leaders
A New People’s Army Rebel was killed in an encounter with Army troops who were attempting to rescue two barangay officials who were waylaid by the NPA bandits. The fighting …
Nuclear fast attack submarine USS Tuscan makes visit to Subic Bay
The USS Tuscon, a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine stopped in Subic Bay during its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment. Yesterday, the US Embassy in Manila reported that the submarine stopped in Subic Bay last …
6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Indonesia
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sparking panic in the coastal city of Ambon. No immediate damage or loss of life was recorded, and …
Anger as Italian diplomat who bathed naked street children is acquitted
The SALINLAHI Alliance for Children’s Concerns is upset over the acquittal of an Italian diplomat who was charged with a 2014 incident involving human trafficking and child abuse charges. Kharlo Manano, secretary …
Communist guerrillas storm construction site, killing two and injuring five
In an updated report on the 50-million peso (an earlier report said 20-million) burning of construction equipment in the western region of Lake Sebu, a new report notes a one …
British Columbia, Canada, to open “trade and investment” office in Manila
The British Columbia government will open a new trade and investment office in the Philippines as part of its ongoing drive to step-up its trade in the Asia-Pacific region. The …
Cessna training plane makes emergency landing in Calapan City
A Cessna 152-type trainer aircraft had to make an emergency landing, ditching the aircraft some 500 meters from the shoreline in Calapan Airport on Monday. The Philippine Civil Aviation Authority …
Australian found dead in Moalboal, Cebu – third foreign death in two days
TWO foreigners were found dead while another one was killed in a road accident in Cebu province in the last two days. At 2 p.m. last Sunday, a 70-year-old German, …
Three foreigners die in Cebu province over just two days
An German and Australian were found dead while a Swede was killed in a road accident in Cebu province in just two days. On Sunday, a 70-year-old German, was found …
Huawei looks to control half of all smartwatch sales in the Philippines
Tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it has set a target to take control of at least 50 per cent of all the smartwatch sales being marketed in the Philippines. “We’re …
Communist rebels torch road building equipment worth 20-million pesos
A group of heavily armed ski-masked gunmen set fire to over 20-million pesos worth of road-building equipment of a firm that was involved in a road project in Lake Sebu, …